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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blingyrie: 4:32pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
maternal:Ahhhhh, tnx |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blingyrie: 4:36pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by TheCongo2: 5:29pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
mygladness: This is the correct thread you should go to address your concern: https://www.nairaland.com/2624318/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 7:25pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
How much does a student apartment typical go for there? Province is Onatrio. And the basements too. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by TheCongo2: 10:15pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
Qadi: Depends on a number of factors that includes the neighborhood, the city, whether or not you want to share with a roommate Sharing a 2 or 3 bedrooms can cost you as low as $400. Renting a studio can cost you as low as $500. A 1 bedroom apartment may go from $600 to $900 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Gymme(m): 12:29am On Jul 27, 2017 |
I actually think both cities are okay. Richmond is in the Vancouver region and it's home to Asians. Some streets, descriptions are in Chinese or so which is no problem (i love 'them'). However, rent and some other living expenses 'might' be higher in Richmond when compared to Prince Albert. I would suggest your sibling go for the job that pays better considering rent and living expenses. Ytechconst: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by oohunt: 3:09am On Jul 27, 2017 |
Hello everyone. I have not been to the thread for a while and have been reading up. The thread is growing!! Please let us remember to direct question not about LIVING IN CANADA to the appropriate threads (i.e. student and EE threads) so as to keep focused here. I am still waiting for PPR. Submitted in March and I am paranoid that I may have missed the email thinking it was spam. I was told that for PPR I should expect an email containing details about the process and not a notification on my cic profile. I will like a confirmation on this please. What should I be looking out for because all along I was expecting to see the donotreply email from cic. Congratulations to all who received their PPR!! To all the great and awesome contributors: @salford, you rock!!!! @Ballerz Wow I am just seeing this: Ballerz:That is a fantastic idea. There will definitely be a market for it since a lot of us Nigerians immigrating will require such services. @Blackbuddy thanks so much for your detailed posts. I am sure a lot of people (myself included) are inspired and even benefited from it. @WebSurfer, what do you do please? @yettyopy Thanks a lot for your post. @Mrs O. Nice work on your blog, but remember to share with us here as well. I have a few questions: 1. Do we have any geologist or geoscientists that migrated within the last 6 months? Were you able to find a job, in oil or other sector? Do you guys need some sort of certification before you can practice in Canada? 2. Are there part time IT jobs at all in Canada, Calgary to be specific? No one has mentioned it yet. 3. About using a USA drivers license in Canada, mine is expired, is it any good? 7 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by 40manlappy: 8:13am On Jul 27, 2017 |
@oohunt You will get an email for the PPR i.e. "Ready for Visa". So, just check your email regularly including the junk folder. What does your BG status say? 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MummyJaygirls: 8:52am On Jul 27, 2017 |
oohunt: PPR notification email looks something like this CPCO-FinalRequest / CTDO-DemandeFinale (CIC)" <IRCC.CPCO-FinalRequest-CTDO-DemandeFinale.IRCC@cic.gc.ca 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 8:54am On Jul 27, 2017 |
Gymme: Well appreciated. Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MissShakara: 9:01am On Jul 27, 2017 |
Thanks a lot for the advice, I'll go with Edmonton then. maternal: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Tombrook0: 9:13am On Jul 27, 2017 |
Pls which of this trade can you recommend for me to learn, in Nigeria before my exit and why.. .urgent response pls. salford1: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by oluwakontrol: 10:32am On Jul 27, 2017 |
Goodmorning to you all,have been following this thread for awhile now and honestly I appreciate the questions and responses have been seeing on this thread,they really are encouraging and helped a lot. Please I just want to ask which province do I best fit in as a tradeperson in building construction( like: tilling,interlocking,and electric work). Also as GIS(geographic information system) professional,where can I work over there,though was thinking of starting as a tradeperson first and later continue to get more certificates on GIS over there cos naija certificate maynot be acknowledge there. Please any idea will do on which skilled jobs are common over there and their common province,to know how to diversify before coming over. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MummyJaygirls: 12:42pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Slowlybutsurely and babachi have u guys got ur passport back? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by CanadianNurse: 1:49pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Please what's the best network in terms of cheap Calls to Nigeria and some other points PPardon the question if it sounds naive Getting a sim in Canada is quite different from naija @salford1 @maternal @TheCongo2 |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by SlowlybtSurely: 2:07pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
MummyJaygirls: Yes. 2 days ago after 6 weeks since AVO got it. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by alt3r3g0: 2:19pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
SlowlybtSurely: ![]() |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 2:30pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
oohunt:Would try my best to answer your questions. Q1. Geologist/Geophysics is a regulated profession like Engineering, law, nursing, pharm, medicine e.t.c Their are bodies in provinces that regulates this profession. Q2. There are lots of part time IT jobs. From what i have observed, a lot of IT jobs are usually contracted, hence you would often work with different coys. Q3. Valid licenses are required. Last i heard was that the license must not be expired for more than a year. You can also get your abstract to back up your application..it could help reduce insurance rate. Best to get it renewed in the states before coming over. If that is impossible, you would find it very easy to pass a canadian driving test. similar road rules. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 2:39pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Tombrook0:In as much as trades are regulated here...alot of Nigerians have been able to transit into some trades like electrician and millwright by challenging the red seal exams, but the guys recording success are usually grads of polytechnics in Nigeria with some hands on experience. There are lots of trades in Canada, best bet to get on google to get a list and check which one you think is exciting for you. Some men cant even change a light bulb, so electricity might not be an option..some dont have good hand to eye cordination, hence won't do well in carpentry or welding...lol. Imo,welding, electrician(commercial, power systems, plt), instrumentation, plumbing, carpentry, millwright and sheet metal e.t.c are all good. oluwakontrol:Trades are good across canada. In terms of construction, you might want to look at rapidly expanding cities/provinces or huge industrial areas. GIS...The guys from my previous place of employment had degrees in geography or GIS, and some have a geomatics/surveying diploma. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MummyJaygirls: 2:45pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
SlowlybtSurely: O boy! Atleast it's back. Congrats 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blackbuddy: 2:58pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Qadi: Hi, you can also research for your self to see real time rental prices at these sites for various kinds of accommodation in any city: https://4rent.ca/ https://www.rentfaster.ca/ https://www.trovit.ca/ I actually found my apartment through the hard copy magazine of 4 rent.ca I picked up at a bus stop. 31 Likes 18 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 3:00pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
CanadianNurse: salford: Ekpekus: This would also depend on your home province...i find goverment owned networks in some provinces as cheap as freedom, chatr e.t.c also with better network coverage. If you would be doing a lot of work outside city limits...the next cheap options would be koodo, fido or virgin. Concerning cheap calls to naija. i prefer skype but the current APC goverment introduced some sort of tax on international calls to Nigeria e.g a monthly subscription of 60mins went from around $3 to $10. People have preferences.. i still use skype as i dont call Africa often. Hopefully...other posters on this thread can suggest more cheaper and convenient options. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ekpekus(m): 3:23pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
salford1:Calling home, I use Skype too as I pay $9 for 300 minutes per month.. Relatively cheaper 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by 40manlappy: 3:58pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Blackbuddy: Bros, please I am still waiting for your response via email. Cheers 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 4:28pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Ekpekus:You are getting a better deal...i thought it was $9.50 per month for 60min.
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 4:40pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
For new PR's..... Just drove off to see my mechanic for an off-warranty maintenance work. For all those types of job...i usually drive 30min away to a shop in NE Calgary... i wanted a change, so I called shop located 5min from home to get a quote. I wanted to replace a timing belt, serpentine belt and oil change. i got a quote of $900 .. ,i quickly called my regular shop in NE, and they offered to do the same job for $600. $300 savings! It's always nice to call around for quotes to get a good deal. Try to avoid mechanics that work in their garage from home. There are lots of them on kijiji. They would charge very low but your car might be butchered, and you wont be under the cover of consumer protection agencies. 20 Likes 10 Shares
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 4:50pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
This little guy came to say hello while i was getting maintenance done. 10 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 4:53pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
Calgary is very hot now...a 2 customers came to recharge their AC within a space of 40min. These guys charge between $40-60 dollars for recharge. 3 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 5:00pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
If you are in Calgary and searching for where to buy goat meat, shaki, bokoto, tongue, hard chicken, assorted fish e.t.c. These can also be purchased here at Mcknight. Apart from mechanic shops, there are halal butcher shops and Asian groceries stores. Stuffs like ata rodo and ewedu can be found in Asian stores. All the stores in these mall(probably close to 100) are owned by south Asians. 24 Likes 13 Shares
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Iamsheye(m): 5:03pm On Jul 27, 2017 |
salford1:been waiting for these pictures just keep them coming 4 Likes 2 Shares |
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